Jury Pool Profile

Cherry County, Nebraska

Republican +76 (2024)

Population: 5,468
Median household income: $63,750
Unemployment: 2.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,679 85.6%
Black or African American alone 53 1.0%
Asian alone 63 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 143 2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 106 1.9%
Two or more races 424 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 164 3.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.5

Under 18 1,298 23.7%
18–24 312 5.7%
25–44 1,282 23.4%
45–64 1,374 25.1%
65 and over 1,202 22.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.2%; -0.79 pp vs. state
County GDP: $484.9M; 0.26% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,350
Establishments: 294

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 522 22.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 510 22.0%
Leisure & hospitality 356 15.3%
Natural resources & mining 296 12.7%
Public administration 200 8.6%
Construction 124 5.3%
Professional & business services 114 4.9%
Financial activities 72 3.1%
Manufacturing 66 2.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 62.0%
Median gross rent: $873
Owner-occupied: 1,382
Renter-occupied: 847

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,069 votes cast

Republican 2,687 87.6%
Democratic 349 11.4%
Other / third-party 33 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 105 2.0%
Vietnamese 63 1.2%
Other 14 0.3%
German 9 0.2%
Other Indo-European 8 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,229
Family households: 1,506; 67.6% of households
Married w/ children: 1,256
Single-mother households: 92
Veterans: 232; 5.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,015 18.6%
Evangelical Protestant 882 16.2%
Mainline Protestant 530 9.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 224 4.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.0%
With a disability: 13.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction — small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)
Court seats: Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023